Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A heat-dissipating module adapted for cooling a heat-generating element, the heat-dissipating module comprising: a first heat-conducting plate thermally coupled to the heat-generating element; a first heat-dissipating tube having a first opening and a second opening opposite to the first opening, wherein the first heat-conducting plate is connected to the first heat-dissipating tube and located at an outside of the first heat-dissipating tube; a second heat-conducting plate, thermally coupled to the heat-generating element, wherein the second heat-conducting plate is connected to the first heat-conducting plate at an angle; and a fan located at the second heat-conducting plate and adjacent and corresponding to the first opening, wherein the fan is adapted to generate an air current flowing in the first heat-dissipating tube.
2. The heat-dissipating module in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first heat-dissipating tube is reel-shaped.
3. The heat-dissipating module in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first heat-dissipating tube includes an uneven tube wall.
4. The heat-dissipating module in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first heat-dissipating tube includes a tube wall and a plurality of heat-dissipating fins disposed on the tube wall and located within the first heat-dissipating tube.
5. The heat-dissipating module in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the second heat-conducting plate has a fifth opening, and the fan passes through the second heat-conducting plate by the fifth opening of the second heat-conducting plate.
6. The heat-dissipating module in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the fan passes through the second heat-conducting plate by the fifth opening of the second heat-conducting plate and is fixed to the second heat-conducting plate with two fixing members.
7. The heat-dissipating module in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a second heat-dissipating tube having a third opening and a fourth opening opposite to the third opening, wherein the first heat-conducting plate is connected to the second heat-dissipating tube and located at an outside of the second heat-dissipating tube, and the third opening is located adjacent to the second opening and corresponding to the second opening.
8. The heat-dissipating module in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the shape of the second heat-dissipating tube is the same as the shape of the first heat-dissipating tube.
9. An electronic apparatus, comprising: a housing; a heat-generating element located within the housing; and a heat-dissipating module located within the housing, the heat-dissipating module including: a first heat-conducting plate thermally coupled to the heat-generating element; a first heat-dissipating tube having a first opening and a second opening opposite to the first opening, wherein the first heat-conducting plate is connected to the first heat-dissipating tube and located at an outside of the first heat-dissipating tube; a second heat-conducting plate, thermally coupled to the heat-generating element, wherein the second heat-conducting plate is connected to the first heat-conducting plate at an angle; and a fan located at the second heat-conducting plate and adjacent and corresponding to the first opening, wherein the fan is adapted to generate an air current flowing in the first heat-dissipating tube.
10. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the first heat-conducting plate is adapted to rotate around a rotation axis from a first position in which the heat-conducting plate within the housing covers the heat-generating element to a second position outside the housing.
11. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the rotation axis passed through the first opening and the second opening.
12. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the second heat-conducting plate has a fifth opening by which the fan passes through and is fixed within the housing, and the first heat-conducting tube is adapted to rotate relatively to the fan.
13. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 12 , wherein the fan passes through the second heat-conducting plate by the fifth opening of the second heat-conducting plate and is fixed to the second heat-conducting plate with two fixing members, the fixing members are located on different sides of the fan and are slidingly disposed in two arc-shaped rails of the housing, respectively, and the first heat-dissipating tube and the fan are adapted to rotate relatively to the housing.
14. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the first heat-dissipating tube is reel-shaped.
15. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the first heat-dissipating tube includes an uneven tube wall.
16. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the first heat-dissipating tube includes a tube wall and a plurality of heat-dissipating fins disposed on the tube wall and located within the first heat-dissipating tube.
17. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the heat-dissipating module further includes a second heat-dissipating tube having a third opening and a fourth opening opposite to the third opening, the first heat-conducting plate is connected to the second heat-dissipating tube and located at an outside of the second heat-dissipating tube, and the third opening is located adjacent to the second opening and corresponding to the second opening.
18. The electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 17 , wherein the shape of the second heat-dissipating tube is the same as the shape of the first heat-dissipating tube.
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July 7, 2009
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